Position, size, and spatial patterns of bark stripping wounds inflicted by red deer (Cervus elavus L.) on Norway spruce using generalized additive models in Austria

Table 1 Location and biometric information of the nine stands

No.	Location	Exposition	E	*Area*	n (trees)	N	BA	V	*Damage*	*qmd*	H
No.	Location	Exposition	(m)	(ha)	n (trees)	(ha⁻¹)	(m² × ha⁻¹)	(m³ × ha⁻¹)	(%)	(cm)	(m)
1	47° 16’ N, 14° 42’ E	East	1009	0.63	601	949	64.8	746	60.9	33.3	24.1
2	47° 18’ N, 14° 43’ E	South	1376	0.29	368	1260	55.2	516	15.8	26.6	18.3
3	47° 21’ N, 14° 44’ E	South	1508	1.29	923	714	43.5	455	67.8	31.4	18,9
4	47° 19’ N, 14° 45’ E	East	1578	0.83	882	1067	39.9	337	12.4	24.6	16.6
5	47° 19’ N, 14° 46’ E	East	1622	1.24	1894	1524	42.3	367	36.4	21.2	16.6
6	47° 17’ N, 14° 47’ E	West	1130	0.52	600	1144	39.6	434	30.5	23.7	19.5
7	47° 17’ N, 14° 48’ E	East	1112	1.75	878	502	35.1	398	18.9	33.7	20.2
8	47° 18’ N, 14° 49’ E	West	1485	1.21	1678	1383	39.6	321	18.7	21.5	15.3
9	47° 20’ N, 14° 50’ E	West	1438	1.37	1202	880	46.5	420	15.6	29.3	19.0
Total	---	---	---	9.13	9026	---	---	---	---	---	---

Location = Coordinates of the stands; Exposition = Exposition of the stands; E elevation, Area analyzed of the stands, n number of trees in the stands, N stem number per hectare, BA basal area per hectare, V volume per hectare, Damage percentage of damaged trees. qmd quadratic mean diameter; H mean height of the trees

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